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John E Rosenthal Charitable Trust

Accepts applications Beverly, Massachusetts · EIN 222775612

John E Rosenthal Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Beverly, Massachusetts. In tax year 2025 it gave $265,500 in 25 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $35,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $35,750 the year before.

96% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$106,00013$740,620
2024$35,7506$777,024
2025$265,50025$1.2 million

How to apply

ContactJohn E Rosenthal
12 Broadway, Beverly, MA 01915
Phone or email(617) 965-2200
What to submitMAIL

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What John E Rosenthal Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts18$190,500
Vermont2$35,000
Florida2$15,000
New York1$15,000
Rhode Island2$10,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 25 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Friends of Boston's Homeless Inc
Beverly, MA
General support$35,000
Waymaker Boxing
Dorchester, MA
General support$25,000
Stark Mountain Foundation
Waitsfield, VT
General support$25,000
Conservation Law Foundation Inc
Beverly, MA
General support$15,000
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc
New York, NY
General support$15,000
Family Health Project
Manchester, MA
General support$15,000
The Gloucester Fund Inc
Gloucester, MA
General support$15,000
Free Speech for People
Amherst, MA
General support$15,000
Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program
Boston, MA
General support$10,000
The Big Picture Community Fund
Waitsfield, VT
General support$10,000
Change the Ref
Coral Springs, FL
General support$10,000
Paari
Plymouth, MA
General support$10,000
Stop Handgun Violence
Beverly, MA
General support$10,000
The Galen Gibson Fund
Gloucester, MA
General support$6,000
Cape Ann Vernal Pond Team
Gloucester, MA
General support$6,000
Global Initiatives Inc
Gloucester, MA
General support$5,000
The Open Door Cape Ann Food Pantry Inc
Gloucester, MA
General support$5,000
Ocean Alliance
Gloucester, MA
General support$5,000
Newport Festival Foundation
Newport, RI
General support$5,000
States United to Prevent Gun Violence
East Arlington, MA
General support$5,000
Boston Arts Academy
Boston, MA
General support$5,000
Arccoinfo Inc
Hudson, FL
General support$5,000
Council to Prevent Opioid Dependence
Providence, RI
General support$5,000
Lanes Coven Theater
Gloucester, MA
General support$3,000
The Smikle Education Foundation
Gloucester, MA
Gerneral support$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does John E Rosenthal Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does John E Rosenthal Charitable Trust give?

$265,500 in tax year 2025, across 25 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs John E Rosenthal Charitable Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists John E Rosenthal (Trustee).

What does John E Rosenthal Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly housing and homelessness, health and environment and conservation.

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